To: LizardQueen
I happen to agree. Unfortunately most people here are equating "removal of classificaton as mental illness" with "declaring it to be a great and wonderful thing", when there is no evidence that this is the case. I see nothing here that would suggest that the APA is defining child sexual abuse as a "good" thing (or even a "not bad" thing), but that will be the perception of many ignorant fools. I suspect, however, that political pressure will end this debate rather than actual research.
An act is not "right" just because it's not brought about by mental illness. Declassifying pedophilia as a mental illness would not justify sex with children.
208 posted on
06/12/2003 3:52:59 PM PDT by
Dimensio
(Sometimes I doubt your committment to Sparkle Motion!)
To: Dimensio
"Unfortunately most people here are equating "removal of classificaton as mental illness" with "declaring it to be a great and wonderful thing", when there is no evidence that this is the case."
This is exactly why the de-listing is such a non-story. Some Freepers are proclaiming this the validation of the slippery slope argument, and are waiting for pedophiles to freely roam the streets having sex with children...
210 posted on
06/12/2003 4:12:48 PM PDT by
Qwerty
(Breakin' the LAW, Breakin the LAW!)
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